Tennis: Kei Nishikori rises to 6th in world rankings

Japan's Kei Nishikori rose one spot in the world rankings released Monday by the ATP, moving up from seventh to sixth.

On Saturday, Nishikori lost his semifinal at Rotterdam's ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in three sets to Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka. The Japanese was seeking his second title of the season after winning the Brisbane International last month.

The world's top three remained unchanged, with Serbia's Novak Djokovic remaining at No. 1 followed by Spaniard Rafael Nadal and Germany's Alexander Zverev.